Gabriel Cooney
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 976592 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Gabriel Cooney |
| NOMBRES | Gabriel |
| APELLIDO | Cooney |
| FIRMA | COONEY G |
| AFILIACIONES | University College Dublin |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 29 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 110 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 28 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 1 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1989 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2024 |
| ÍNDICE H | 6 |
A special source
This paper considers the Early Neolithic phase of activity on an axehead quarry at the Eagle's Nest, Lambay, a small island off the east coast of Ireland. The site is best known for activity in the later Neolithic and its cultural connections with the developed passage tomb tradition. One area of the site has produced evidence for quarrying from the thirty-eighth or thirty-seventh century cal BC, supplying secure evidence that axe production was …
Professor George Eogan, MRIA FSA HonFSAScot
Professor George Eogan, Professor Emeritus of Celtic Archaeology, University College Dublin (UCD) was an internationally renowned archaeologist, best known for his work and publications on the Neolithic passage tomb complex at Knowth in the Brú na Bóinne World Heritage site, but also for his studies of the metalwork and goldwork of the Bronze Age in Ireland and Britain
Insular networks
Shortly after arriving in the Shetland archipelago early in the 4th millennium BC, communities began to quarry and make stone tools from riebeckite felsite, quarried from the Northmavine region of North Mainland. The effort expended traveling to the quarry sites, extracting, making and crafting tools was considerable indicating the importance of felsite to Neolithic communities. Results from the North Roe Felsite Project are presented in this pap…
Bringing Contemporary Baggage to Neolithic Landscapes
This chapter argues that a critical examination of the current dominance of a grand narrative, mobility model for the Neolithic in Western Europe. It suggests that the postmodern condition itself, the impact of nationalism and imperialism, the downplaying of domesticity and the patterns of mobility of modern life are all factors that influence perspectives on the Neolithic in western Europe. The chapter focuses on three issues: nationalism, gende…
H.a.r.p
The Role of Stone in Island Societies in Neolithic Atlantic Europe
The focus of the paper is an engagement with the significance of the exploitation of stone sources to make objects, particularly stone axe heads on islands in northwest Europe during the Neolithic period (4000 – 2500 BC). Case studies of Lambay Island in the Irish Sea, Rathlin Island off the northeast coast of Ireland, and the Shetland Islands explore the use of these three stone sources through the archaeological record, examining the biographie…
Stone Dead
In Europe, cremation as a burial practice is often associated with the Bronze Age, but examples of cremated human remains are in fact known from the Palaeolithic onwards. Unlike conventional inhumation, cremation destroys most of the evidence we can use to reconstruct the biography of the buried individual. Remarkably, in Ireland, cremation is used for the earliest recorded human burial and grave assemblage (7530–7320 bc ) located on the banks of…
Material Culture
Material culture is central to all aspects of archaeology and yet it continues to be argued that things have been under-theorized in archaeological theory. The focus on this chapter is on developments in the study of material culture since the ‘material culture turn’. A range of current approaches—material culture studies, materiality, symmetrical archaeology, material engagement theory, and entanglement—are examined. Three approaches that focus …
Widespread exploitation of the honeybee by early Neolithic farmers
Island Quarries, Island Axeheads, and the Neolithic of Ireland and Britain
A notable feature of the Neolithic Period (4,000-2,500 cal B.C.) of northwest Europe is the exploitation of lithic sources on islands for the production of stone axeheads and other artifacts. This article focuses on three such islands: 1) Rathlin in the North Channel off the northeast coast of Ireland, 2) the island group of Shetland between the North Atlantic and the North Sea, and 3) the island of Lambay off the east coast of Ireland. This work…
Introduction
Social landscapes in Irish prehistory
Lambay lithics
Brian Dolan, Gabriel Cooney, Lambay lithics: the analysis of two surface collections from Lambay, Co. Dublin, Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy: Archaeology, Culture, History, Literature, Vol. 110C (2010), pp. 1-33
Materialitas
European and global archaeologies
An Archaeological Study of the Battle of the Boyne at Oldbridge, Co Meath
The Julian Calendar was abolished in 1752 and was replaced by the Gregorian
In Retrospect, Neolithic activity at Knockadoon, Lough Gur, Co. Limerick, 50 years on
Gabriel Cooney, In Retrospect: Neolithic activity at Knockadoon, Lough Gur, Co. Limerick, 50 years on, Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy: Archaeology, Culture, History, Literature, Vol. 107C (2007), pp. 215-225
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Introduction
2004). Introduction: seeing land from the sea. World Archaeology: Vol. 35, Seascapes, pp. 323-328
Opening the ground
In Ireland I think it could be said that while archaeology plays an important role in national identity, this role is implicit and not very welldefined. Images of monuments in mist or glorious sunshine and artefacts displayed as treasure or jewellery are very widely deployed. This constructed past serves a variety of different purposes for a rapidly changing present, from utilization as a symbol of the long tradition of Ireland's high technologic…
Using Geochemistry to Interpret Porcellanite Stone Axe Production in Ireland
Getting to the core of the problem
When a distribution map of Neolithic stone axes in Ireland was published in ANTIQUITY (Grogan & Cooney 1990), the new Irish Stone Axe Project (ISAP) was mentioned. Stone axes, it turns out, are unusually common in Ireland. Here Project progress is outlined, with special attention being given to those axes identified as having been moved across the Irish Sea
A sense of place in Irish prehistory
Peter Woodman's survey-article in ANTIQUITY, 'Filling the spaces in Irish prehistory' (66: 295-314), was developed from his paper to the Prehistoric Society, 'What's new in Irish prehistory?' Was it actually new? Did it fill the spaces in the periods of earlier Irish prehistory that ANTIQUITYasked Professor Woodman to address? Gabriel Cooney offers a different perspective on Irish prehistory
Stone Axe Studies in Ireland
This paper starts by outlining the history of stone axe studies in Ireland, from their antiquarian beginnings to 1990. It then offers a critical review of the current state of knowledge concerning the numbers, distribution, findspot contexts, morphology, size, associated finds, dating and raw materials of stone axes. Having proposed an agenda for future research, the paper ends by introducing the Irish Stone Axe Project—the major programme of dat…
Transformation by Fire
"This edited volume explores crematory practices as both an archaeological phenomenon and social practice, within cultural constructs. This exploration aims to illustrate the need to view cremation as a study of not only mortuary practices, but also of a dynamic social process that deals with 'death, movement of the body, and final deposition of remains' (Kuijt)"--Provided by publisher
Introduction
2004). Introduction: seeing land from the sea. World Archaeology: Vol. 35, Seascapes, pp. 323-328
The place of megalithic tomb cemeteries in Ireland
The megalithic chamber tombs that are the most striking monuments of the Irish Neolithic have long been divided by the shape of their plans. With the shapes there goes a characteristic pattern of distribution and of spacing in the landscape, and from this arise some puzzling questions of sequence as to how 'cemeteries' grew up. A fresh view is taken of this old problem
Stone Dead
In Europe, cremation as a burial practice is often associated with the Bronze Age, but examples of cremated human remains are in fact known from the Palaeolithic onwards. Unlike conventional inhumation, cremation destroys most of the evidence we can use to reconstruct the biography of the buried individual. Remarkably, in Ireland, cremation is used for the earliest recorded human burial and grave assemblage (7530–7320 bc ) located on the banks of…
Newgrange - a view from the platform
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Stone Axe Studies in Ireland
This paper starts by outlining the history of stone axe studies in Ireland, from their antiquarian beginnings to 1990. It then offers a critical review of the current state of knowledge concerning the numbers, distribution, findspot contexts, morphology, size, associated finds, dating and raw materials of stone axes. Having proposed an agenda for future research, the paper ends by introducing the Irish Stone Axe Project—the major programme of dat…
Getting to the core of the problem
When a distribution map of Neolithic stone axes in Ireland was published in ANTIQUITY (Grogan & Cooney 1990), the new Irish Stone Axe Project (ISAP) was mentioned. Stone axes, it turns out, are unusually common in Ireland. Here Project progress is outlined, with special attention being given to those axes identified as having been moved across the Irish Sea
Introduction
Using Geochemistry to Interpret Porcellanite Stone Axe Production in Ireland
A preliminary distribution map of stone axes in Ireland
Stone axes are numerous in Ireland, where there are important porcellanite sources in the northeast. Now there is a first clear idea of just how many Irish axes there are and what their pattern of distribution is
Insular networks
Shortly after arriving in the Shetland archipelago early in the 4th millennium BC, communities began to quarry and make stone tools from riebeckite felsite, quarried from the Northmavine region of North Mainland. The effort expended traveling to the quarry sites, extracting, making and crafting tools was considerable indicating the importance of felsite to Neolithic communities. Results from the North Roe Felsite Project are presented in this pap…
Island Quarries, Island Axeheads, and the Neolithic of Ireland and Britain
A notable feature of the Neolithic Period (4,000-2,500 cal B.C.) of northwest Europe is the exploitation of lithic sources on islands for the production of stone axeheads and other artifacts. This article focuses on three such islands: 1) Rathlin in the North Channel off the northeast coast of Ireland, 2) the island group of Shetland between the North Atlantic and the North Sea, and 3) the island of Lambay off the east coast of Ireland. This work…
Irish Neolithic Landscapes and Land Use Systems
I approach this paper as a prehistorian whose research has been primarily in areas with little or no surviving evidence for prehistoric fields, so that my only close encounter with field systems has been at Kilmashogue and other sites in the uplands just to the south of Dublin (figure 1 shows the location of the main areas and sites in Ireland mentioned in the text). These are certainly fixed in space but unfortunately are as yet floating in time…
Stone Axes of North Leinster
The importance of stone axes as an aspect of the archaeological record for the prehistory of north Leinster, Ireland is assessed using a number of approaches. The number, date of discovery and details of the location and context of axes in the region are discussed. Attention is drawn to the extensive distribution of stone axes and its implications. Some preliminary comments are made on the morphology of known complete examples and the petrology o…
A special source
This paper considers the Early Neolithic phase of activity on an axehead quarry at the Eagle's Nest, Lambay, a small island off the east coast of Ireland. The site is best known for activity in the later Neolithic and its cultural connections with the developed passage tomb tradition. One area of the site has produced evidence for quarrying from the thirty-eighth or thirty-seventh century cal BC, supplying secure evidence that axe production was …
A sense of place in Irish prehistory
Peter Woodman's survey-article in ANTIQUITY, 'Filling the spaces in Irish prehistory' (66: 295-314), was developed from his paper to the Prehistoric Society, 'What's new in Irish prehistory?' Was it actually new? Did it fill the spaces in the periods of earlier Irish prehistory that ANTIQUITYasked Professor Woodman to address? Gabriel Cooney offers a different perspective on Irish prehistory
Lambay lithics
Brian Dolan, Gabriel Cooney, Lambay lithics: the analysis of two surface collections from Lambay, Co. Dublin, Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy: Archaeology, Culture, History, Literature, Vol. 110C (2010), pp. 1-33
European and global archaeologies
Stone Axes of North Leinster
The importance of stone axes as an aspect of the archaeological record for the prehistory of north Leinster, Ireland is assessed using a number of approaches. The number, date of discovery and details of the location and context of axes in the region are discussed. Attention is drawn to the extensive distribution of stone axes and its implications. Some preliminary comments are made on the morphology of known complete examples and the petrology o…
A preliminary distribution map of stone axes in Ireland
Stone axes are numerous in Ireland, where there are important porcellanite sources in the northeast. Now there is a first clear idea of just how many Irish axes there are and what their pattern of distribution is
The place of megalithic tomb cemeteries in Ireland
The megalithic chamber tombs that are the most striking monuments of the Irish Neolithic have long been divided by the shape of their plans. With the shapes there goes a characteristic pattern of distribution and of spacing in the landscape, and from this arise some puzzling questions of sequence as to how 'cemeteries' grew up. A fresh view is taken of this old problem
Irish Neolithic Landscapes and Land Use Systems
I approach this paper as a prehistorian whose research has been primarily in areas with little or no surviving evidence for prehistoric fields, so that my only close encounter with field systems has been at Kilmashogue and other sites in the uplands just to the south of Dublin (figure 1 shows the location of the main areas and sites in Ireland mentioned in the text). These are certainly fixed in space but unfortunately are as yet floating in time…
Stone Axe Studies in Ireland
This paper starts by outlining the history of stone axe studies in Ireland, from their antiquarian beginnings to 1990. It then offers a critical review of the current state of knowledge concerning the numbers, distribution, findspot contexts, morphology, size, associated finds, dating and raw materials of stone axes. Having proposed an agenda for future research, the paper ends by introducing the Irish Stone Axe Project—the major programme of dat…
A sense of place in Irish prehistory
Peter Woodman's survey-article in ANTIQUITY, 'Filling the spaces in Irish prehistory' (66: 295-314), was developed from his paper to the Prehistoric Society, 'What's new in Irish prehistory?' Was it actually new? Did it fill the spaces in the periods of earlier Irish prehistory that ANTIQUITYasked Professor Woodman to address? Gabriel Cooney offers a different perspective on Irish prehistory
Getting to the core of the problem
When a distribution map of Neolithic stone axes in Ireland was published in ANTIQUITY (Grogan & Cooney 1990), the new Irish Stone Axe Project (ISAP) was mentioned. Stone axes, it turns out, are unusually common in Ireland. Here Project progress is outlined, with special attention being given to those axes identified as having been moved across the Irish Sea
Using Geochemistry to Interpret Porcellanite Stone Axe Production in Ireland
Opening the ground
In Ireland I think it could be said that while archaeology plays an important role in national identity, this role is implicit and not very welldefined. Images of monuments in mist or glorious sunshine and artefacts displayed as treasure or jewellery are very widely deployed. This constructed past serves a variety of different purposes for a rapidly changing present, from utilization as a symbol of the long tradition of Ireland's high technologic…
Introduction
2004). Introduction: seeing land from the sea. World Archaeology: Vol. 35, Seascapes, pp. 323-328
Newgrange - a view from the platform
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
An Archaeological Study of the Battle of the Boyne at Oldbridge, Co Meath
The Julian Calendar was abolished in 1752 and was replaced by the Gregorian
In Retrospect, Neolithic activity at Knockadoon, Lough Gur, Co. Limerick, 50 years on
Gabriel Cooney, In Retrospect: Neolithic activity at Knockadoon, Lough Gur, Co. Limerick, 50 years on, Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy: Archaeology, Culture, History, Literature, Vol. 107C (2007), pp. 215-225
Materialitas
European and global archaeologies
Social landscapes in Irish prehistory
Lambay lithics
Brian Dolan, Gabriel Cooney, Lambay lithics: the analysis of two surface collections from Lambay, Co. Dublin, Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy: Archaeology, Culture, History, Literature, Vol. 110C (2010), pp. 1-33
Introduction
Island Quarries, Island Axeheads, and the Neolithic of Ireland and Britain
A notable feature of the Neolithic Period (4,000-2,500 cal B.C.) of northwest Europe is the exploitation of lithic sources on islands for the production of stone axeheads and other artifacts. This article focuses on three such islands: 1) Rathlin in the North Channel off the northeast coast of Ireland, 2) the island group of Shetland between the North Atlantic and the North Sea, and 3) the island of Lambay off the east coast of Ireland. This work…
Widespread exploitation of the honeybee by early Neolithic farmers
Material Culture
Material culture is central to all aspects of archaeology and yet it continues to be argued that things have been under-theorized in archaeological theory. The focus on this chapter is on developments in the study of material culture since the ‘material culture turn’. A range of current approaches—material culture studies, materiality, symmetrical archaeology, material engagement theory, and entanglement—are examined. Three approaches that focus …
The Role of Stone in Island Societies in Neolithic Atlantic Europe
The focus of the paper is an engagement with the significance of the exploitation of stone sources to make objects, particularly stone axe heads on islands in northwest Europe during the Neolithic period (4000 – 2500 BC). Case studies of Lambay Island in the Irish Sea, Rathlin Island off the northeast coast of Ireland, and the Shetland Islands explore the use of these three stone sources through the archaeological record, examining the biographie…
Stone Dead
In Europe, cremation as a burial practice is often associated with the Bronze Age, but examples of cremated human remains are in fact known from the Palaeolithic onwards. Unlike conventional inhumation, cremation destroys most of the evidence we can use to reconstruct the biography of the buried individual. Remarkably, in Ireland, cremation is used for the earliest recorded human burial and grave assemblage (7530–7320 bc ) located on the banks of…
H.a.r.p
Bringing Contemporary Baggage to Neolithic Landscapes
This chapter argues that a critical examination of the current dominance of a grand narrative, mobility model for the Neolithic in Western Europe. It suggests that the postmodern condition itself, the impact of nationalism and imperialism, the downplaying of domesticity and the patterns of mobility of modern life are all factors that influence perspectives on the Neolithic in western Europe. The chapter focuses on three issues: nationalism, gende…
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